Spartak Nal'chik vs Makhachkala Pfl full preview

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

It's only seven days since Spartak Nal'chik faced Forte Taganrog and the scoreline was 0-0. Can they get the points hosting Makhachkala?

Insights:
  • Spartak Nal'chik have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Pfl
  • Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pfl

Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an active fixture!

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Spartak Nal'chik form and stats

2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pfl numbers at home for Spartak Nal'chik so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Nal'chik.

Nal'chik manager K. Bidzhiyev and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Forte Taganrog (placed 5th) in the Pfl.

Before that, Spartak Nal'chik drew at home versus Kuban Kholding.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nal'chik here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). From these home matches, Nal'chik have conceded only 4 goals.

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Makhachkala form and stats

Makhachkala have an excellent away record in the Pfl so far with 4-2-0 from 6 games.

Makhachkala won their last game, 2-1 versus Mashuk-KMV played at home.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Legion Dynamo that ended 0-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Makhachkala's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Makhachkala's manager M. Akhmedov has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Nal'chik two wins, one draw and Makhachkala one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nal'chikA. Khachirov
A. Khachirov
4 goals
MakhachkalaA. Gadzhiev
A. Gadzhiev
4 goals
MakhachkalaT. Melekestsev
T. Melekestsev
4 goals

Spartak Nal'chik missing players

Makhachkala missing players

Spartak Nal'chik Makhachkala
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
4 2 1 Won W 0 4 9
6 3 0 Drew D 1 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
13 5 1 Scored S 0 9 22
10 4 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
77% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 85%
54% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 69%
23% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 23%
31% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 83% 69%
46% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 23%
 
4.4 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.7 4.8
3.8 3.4 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.7 4.4
3.1 3.6 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 3.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 10.2 5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 8.4
4 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 3.4
23% 17% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 35%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Makhachkala have not yet lost a game away.
  • Makhachkala have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pfl
  • Makhachkala have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Pfl
  • Makhachkala have the most clean sheets (5) away in Pfl
  • Makhachkala have the most clean sheets (9) in Pfl
  • Makhachkala have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Pfl
  • Spartak Nal'chik have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Pfl
  • Spartak Nal'chik have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Pfl

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SKA Rostov 13 11 1 1 25 6 7 5 1 1 14 4 6 6 0 0 11 2 19 34
2 Chayka 13 10 1 2 29 6 6 5 0 1 12 3 7 5 1 1 17 3 23 31
3 Makhachkala 13 9 3 1 22 5 7 5 1 1 13 3 6 4 2 0 9 2 17 30
4 Anzhi 13 9 1 3 23 7 6 5 1 0 13 1 7 4 0 3 10 6 16 28
5 Forte Taganrog 13 8 4 1 25 10 7 5 2 0 16 2 6 3 2 1 9 8 15 28
6 Chernomorets 14 6 3 5 20 15 7 3 2 2 14 7 7 3 1 3 6 8 5 21
7 Biolog 13 5 3 5 20 15 6 3 2 1 9 5 7 2 1 4 11 10 5 18
8 Spartak Nal'chik 13 4 6 3 13 10 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 2 3 2 8 6 3 18
9 Legion Dynamo 13 4 5 4 14 10 7 2 3 2 7 6 6 2 2 2 7 4 4 17
10 Kuban Kholding 13 4 4 5 12 14 7 3 0 4 8 8 6 1 4 1 4 6 -2 16
11 Mashuk-KMV 13 4 3 6 17 18 6 3 0 3 10 8 7 1 3 3 7 10 -1 15
12 Tuapse 13 4 1 8 13 21 8 2 1 5 7 11 5 2 0 3 6 10 -8 13
13 Rotor-2 13 4 1 8 13 22 6 3 1 2 11 5 7 1 0 6 2 17 -9 13
14 Dinamo Stavropol' 13 3 3 7 19 20 7 2 3 2 14 9 6 1 0 5 5 11 -1 12
15 Druzhba 13 2 4 7 8 21 6 0 2 4 3 11 7 2 2 3 5 10 -13 10
16 Alaniya Vladikavkaz II 14 1 2 11 12 44 6 1 1 4 6 14 8 0 1 7 6 30 -32 5
17 Essentuki 14 1 1 12 8 49 7 1 0 6 5 25 7 0 1 6 3 24 -41 4

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The Professional Football League (PFL) is the third level of Russian football. It is divided into five divisions (or zones) based on the team’s location. The divisions have a varying number of teams, in total about 60. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom team is relegated.